Author: Don Yaeger

Carl Eschenbach, Sequoia Capital Partner, Asks: Do You Hate To Lose Or Love To Win?

Written on September 4, 2020.

Carl Eschenbach Sequoia Capital Partner, Asks: Do You Hate To Lose Or Love To Win? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 6 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Tiger Wood’s Practice Style Can’t Compete – Get On The Course

Written on August 13, 2020.

I believe in practice – who among us doesn’t. (Allen Iverson doesn’t get a vote) But sometimes practice, alone, doesn’t get the job done. Whether that’s in your daily sales grind, Week 4 in the NBA “Bubble,” or Day 3 of the PGA Championship. If you’re passing on moments to compete at a high level, you will struggle to find—and maintain your championship stride. Just ask Tiger Woods.

Louis Carr: The 8 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself So Your Goals Have Greater Impact

Written on August 12, 2020.

Louis Carr, BET Media President From The President Of Black Entertainment Television Media, Louis Carr Published on August 18, 2020 by Don Yaeger. Louis Carr is responsible for more advertising dollars targeting African-American consumers than any other professional or company in history, and he has put those dollars to good use— he has led an incredible 21 straight years of advertising revenue growth. How did he...

[Special Edition]: How One Game Changed the South

Written on September 4, 2020.

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The Gift Of Competition: A Lesson From TopGolf CEO Dolf Berle

Written on August 5, 2020.

My favorite word is Compete. I often say that the opportunity to compete is the greatest gift we can experience on any given day. That’s why I’ve spent nearly three decades fascinated by how lessons from the way we learned to compete in sports can help us develop ourselves in the ever-competitive world of business. I do believe each of us has a place where success takes up residence in our lives. Human nature often...

Oguo Atuanya, Microsoft’s Global Cloud Scale Service Manager, Asks: Do You Believe In Your Own Abilities?

Written on August 31, 2020.

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Every Win Is Worth So Much More: How To Deal With The Pressure Of A Shortened “Season”

Written on July 30, 2020.

More than 4-million people savored the chance Thursday to watch live sports as Major League Baseball’s opening night of a coronavirus-condensed season quickly became the most-watched baseball telecast in the last nine years. I delighted in reuniting my tv remote with ESPN—one of the millions who enjoyed finding something other than the American Cornhole Championships or the Drone Racing League broadcasts that had...

Louis Carr, President Of BET Media, asks: Can You Overcome Two Pandemics?

Written on July 9, 2020.

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The Rush To Reopen: Impatience Disguised As Enthusiasm

Written on June 24, 2020.

If you love the games let’s not push the players. I love live sports. I crave the sights and sounds of competition. And I can’t stand to watch another replay of the 2017 American Cornhole League Championships. In fact, it’s been so long since I watched sports, I will need to retrain my fingers to find ESPN on the TV remote. But as we enthusiastically hope for the chance to fill up the stadiums and arenas again without...